Automatic valve



E. TERRY. AUTOMATIC vALvE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1919.

Patented J uly20, 1920;

fd nu C C ,--Lrff 2 UNITED STAT EDWARD TERRYLOF LONDON, ENGLAND.

AUTOMATIC VALVE.

Application filed January 22, 1919.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD TERRY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at London7 England, have invented new and useful Improvements Relating to Automatic Valves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automatic valves such as are employed for regulating the flow of liquids or fluids or relieving the pressure thereof. A

rllhe chief object of the invention is to provide an improved valve which shall be capable of adjustment within comparatively wide limits to operate automatically at any desired pressure. Further objects are to provide a valve which shall be simple in construction, efficient andcertain in action, the parts composing the same not being subject to excessive wear and tear or liable to derangement but being capablel of easy replacement in case of need.

According to my invention the device comprises a casing or barrel having a conical valve seating. The'valve which is in the form of a truncated cone is formed with a rabbeted or recessed portion for the reception of a ring or band which may be of rubber or other suitable resilient material. The aforesaid rabbeted or recessed portion of the valve is provided with an annular groove at or near the upper end into which the inner face of the resilient ring engages so that a tight seal is obtained when the valve il seated thus preventing air or liquid leak- -ing between the body of the valve and the resilient ring or band a similar groove may also be provided near the lower end of the valve body if necessary.

In order that the invention may be readily understood and carried into effect I will now proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the accompanying drawing in which Figure l represents a vertical section of an automatic valve embodying the present iniprovements. v

F ig. 2 is a'view of the valve detached.

The casing or barrel a is formed with a conical seating Z) for the valve c which is approximately in the form of a truncated cone having a rabbeted or recessed portion al for receiving a ring or band e of rubber or other resilient material. upper end of the rabbeted portioncl the Specification of Letters Patent.

At or near the Patented July 20, 19.20. serial No. 272,591.

valve is formed or groove or channel j' a similar annular groove or channel being provided at the lower end vof the said portion ci if found necessary as indicated in dotted lines in the figures. Into the groove or channel or grooves or channels the inner face-of the ring or band e enters and engages and secures a tight seal when the valve is seated in place in the seating Z) and leakage of air or liquid between the parts of the valve-the ring or band and the body of the valve-effectually prevented.A Owing to the presence of the flange at the bottom of the valve body seating is insured and wabbling prevented. rlhe said flange also performs the important function of preventing' fluid from passing behind the rubber ring or band e. fm2 are lateral openings in the casing or barrel for the escape of liquid or fluid and a3 is a socket adapted for application by screwing or by means of provided with an annular a union of any convenient or suitable form to a pipe or other device.

The valve stem g is formed separately from the valve and is engaged at the lower end with the valve by meansof a step bearing comprising a spigot or pin g1 and a collar or flange g2 which takes a bearing upon the socket projection c1 the spigot Lor pin g1 entering the recess c2 formed in the upper side of the Vvalve c. The upper end of the valve stem venters a recess o formed in thel cover /Ll of the casing or barrel @the said stem being provided with a rspring preferably a spiral spring z' whereby the tension of the valve is insured. This spring as shown takes a bearing at the lower end uponV the collar or flange g2 and at the upper end against the inner side of the cap or cover h1 both the flange and the cover being provided with annular projecting rims or circular.`

flanges g3 and h2 respectively for registering or keeping the spring in position. The cap or cover k1 is screwed into the casing or barrel a and is preferably secured by a locking ring 7c which maybelgformed with facesV adapted to receive a' Spanner for lturning the same.

In order to vary or regulate the valve so asto render the same operable with. different degrees of pressure itv is only necessary to screw the c ap h1 more or less into the casing or barrel a so as to vary or regulate the degree of tension ofthe spring z'.

By means of the improved constructionV groove or recess and arrangement of the parts the even working' ol a valve embodying the present invention is insured and leakage prevented while removal and replacement of worn or defective parts may be accomplished with ease and facility. 1

What l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is An automatic valve in which the valve is of truncated conical orm provided with a rabbeted or recessed portion for the reception of a ring or band oi' rubber or other resilient material and with an annular at the upper end of the said rabbeted portion into which groove the said ring or band engages and in which the valve stem is formed separately from the valve and engaged therewith atV the lower end by means of a step bearing of large surface and at the upper end enters arecess formed in a screw capor cover a spring directlyfupon the stem between a collar on the stem the valve and the cover for enabling the desired degree of tension to be applied to the valve substantially as herein described.

being arranged EDVARD TERRY. 

